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Solve : MBR bootini boot problems - please help!? |
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Answer» Hi there, I think I'm just going to have to reformat and reinstall everything. How are these two drives partitioned and where are the two operating systems placed?I simply used XP to CREATE partition 1...with XP and partition 2...with XP and then one more partition for data. Having created the partitions 1 and 2 and loaded XPPro on them...I used Ghost to put my stuff on them... ..and not long after the problems started... ...and I'm sure the problems are something to do with the options in GHost to 'restore disc signature' and 'restore disc mbr'....which next time round I am going to UNCHECK. The ghost help files are absolutely useless in this regard! Thanks Mac PI have a similar problem I don't want to hijack your thread so I'll be brief: This is my first post, so hello everyone! anyway, I was trying to install new drivers, also beta testing windows one care (not sure if it was cause) I uninstalled nvidia drivers for mobo and grahpics card, restarted used driver cleaner in safe mode, couldn't reboot I tried safe mode and use old config (instant restart) so i went into recovery console with xp disk used fixmbr and fixboot, got nstldr missing made ubcd http://www.ubcd4win.com/ got into windows off CD, used recovery programs till i almost cried, finally got my mbr rid of the nefarious fat32 format in had someone got ahold of, set boot sector properly i thought and backup was set to same, restarted.... doesnt even get past dmi tried windows install.... when i push r for recovery console or whatever for install i get bsod, when i try to use ubcd to recover again i get same bsod " A thread tried to release a resource it did not own" the stop is 0x000000E3 (0x866097a8, 0x867c8da8, 0x00000000, 0x00000002) simple question... is it time to reformat? anyway specs are.... xp (of course) amd 3700 64 1gig patriot ram 2,2,2,5 dfi lanparty ultra-d mobo bfg 6800gt v-card nec 3520a dvd-rw sony cdrw/dvd fsb 450watt psu and most impotantly 2 80gb hitatchi sata-2 drives set in raid-0 also if it helps loading the xp cd for install without loading raid drivers shows me my 2 drives seperately first one as having space of 157gb second one unformated, me thinks somehow the testdisk program i used to rewrite mbr did so on the first disk and not the combined raid disk although it correctly identified it as such... hmm sorry again not trying to hijack, maybe someone with some expertise can help us both or maybe you can try my route without making things worse for yourself, the ubcd really helped me... almostQuote I used the XP CD to create partition 1 and installed XP and partition 2, with XP and then one more partition for data. Ok, so when I do it I create a Primary C: partition and I am very careful to use the same sizing, either 8192 MB (8 GB) or 10240 MB (10 GB) so that any image made from the drive goes back to a drive of exactly the same size or bigger. (Smaller doesn't work.) I only ever use FULL formatting in preparing any drive partition. (I ONLY use quick formatting when deleting all files from a non-boot partition inside of Windows when the computer is running from the desktop. After creating the Primary and installing, I use XP's Disk Management to make an Extended partition using the rest of the drive space and then, as with your case, make two Logical drives within the Extended partition D: and E: I never have any connection to the internet when doing ANY of this work, even when restoring a day-old image as, at the instant of connecting, you can trap a virus. Immediately the connection is made the FIRST thing is to update the Anti-Virus program and run a FULL scan. I don't use Ghost as I have heard of too many problems, and I believe that there are Ghost forae which deal with them, as I prefer to use Image for Windows / Image for DOS from TeraByte Unlimited with which I have never had a problem to date. I agree with you, I think that you are going to have to do it all again with NEW partitions and FULL formatting before restoring the image when OFF-Line. Not too bad when using an image, just the usual pain when it has gone wrong. Other things to consider are. Is there any possibility of read errors when restoring the image? Have you run a test on the RAM and used the manufacturer's drive diagnostic diskette on the drive, even if new. (?)Quote I have a similar problem, I don't want to hijack your thread so I'll be brief. First Google hit STOP 0x000000E3 RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED Are all your drives/partitions FULL formatted? Quote
yes, I have the one single raid-0 drive and that is all, the entire drive is formatted. I tried using apr and disk recover, plus several other programs all which correctly identify my drive, enable me to look through the files and reset the mbr and partition and what not, but I can never get past the DMI on a regular boot... Any ideas?I find it is better to stick with basic volumes. RAID arrays are too complex and prone to the sort of failure you are experiencing. |
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